# Accident 20020816023449A: Cessna 120, Missoula, MT, August 16, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2002, 13:20 local time
- Place: Missoula, MT
- Airport: Missoula International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9000° N, 114.0119° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9000&lon=-114.0119&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72594, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72594-2003-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020816023449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LOST DURING CROSSWIND LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA02LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA158), Aug 16, 2002: Cessna 120 (N72594), Missoula, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the wind conditions during the landing roll. Delayed remedial action and a high crosswind condition were factors.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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